today’s hot news
Woman follows deputy, calls 911 over traffic ticket, ends up with 28 bags of fentanyl in her va-jay-jay
If you've never watched Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd deliver a crime briefing, you're missing one of Florida's great public services. Judd has spent years becoming something of a law enforcement folk hero, not because he sugarcoats crime stories, but because he...
GOP lawmaker breaks silence on cause for 116-day absence from Congress
After nearly four months away from Capitol Hill, Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returned to the House floor Tuesday and publicly disclosed for the first time that he had been hospitalized and treated for severe depression. The New Jersey Republican had been absent from Congress...
Dana Loesch delivers blunt responses to MTG and Tucker’s Republican breakup
Tucker Carlson's announcement that he's finished supporting the Republican Party generated plenty of headlines this week. It generated even more shrugs. Carlson recently declared: "I would not support the Republican Party. There's no chance I would support the...
Feds plan for student loan interest rates could cost taxpayers
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education is reducing student loan interest rates for borrowers, but critics argue the move could cost taxpayers billions of dollars. The Education Department announced this week that federal student loan borrowers...
Scott Jennings torches Musk-obsessed CNN panel: where’s the outrage over Alex Soros?
Democrats used to treat Elon Musk like some kind of Silicon Valley saint. Back when Musk was towing anything resembling a left-leaning line, the praise was practically bottomless. But the moment he started questioning progressive orthodoxy, defending free speech, and...
America’s hidden museum under the Lincoln Memorial finally opens to public after 100 years – the story behind the secret
Millions of people have climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, stood beneath the towering statue of Abraham Lincoln and gazed across the Reflecting Pool toward the Washington Monument. What most never realized is that they've also been walking directly...
Massachusetts’ top dog climate regulator under for over ‘missed’ records
Massachusetts’ top environmental regulator is taking heat after it “missed” records it had been asked to hand over in a records request. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) asked the Superior Court Friday to extend a deadline for summary...
‘Purged’ CIA officials plan their return at ‘Deep State plot’ party at gay karaoke bar
LGBTQ officers in the intelligence community who claimed to have been “silenced or purged” by the Trump administration are seemingly plotting their return to intelligence roles, according to HUMINT founder and intelligence correspondent Sasha Ingber. Ingber wrote in...
Fifth Circuit to hear Louisiana challenge to mail-order abortion pills
(The Center Square) — Louisiana's effort to keep mail-order abortion pills out of the state is headed back to a federal appeals court next month, with the legal fight potentially affecting how mifepristone is distributed nationwide. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court...
Bessent unveils ‘economic D-Day,’ penalizing countries aiding Iran
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration is launching “Operation Economic Outcast,” a plan to broaden secondary sanctions on entities that financially aid Iran. The goal, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the press Monday, is to economically...
Trump administration announces $100M in school lunch programs
(The Center Square) - The Trump administration will invest more than $100 million into school lunch initiatives across the country, the White House said Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services said it would fund...
U.S. Senate, governor races in Michigan take shape ahead of absentee voting
(The Center Square) – With just one month until absentee ballots go out in Michigan, state Republicans gathered at their nominating convention over the weekend to solidify their nominees. Michigan Democrats will gather this weekend to do the same. This comes as...
